ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION TEXT QUIZ (Knowledge)

After studying Analytical Exposition Text, asses yourself by doing the quiz.

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PERSONAL LETTER

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FORMAL INVITATION LETTER

When you want to have a formal event and then you need someone to join it, you must prepare and plan it very well. The most important step in planning a formal event is writing invitation. Firstly you must consider whether you will make it  on paper or electronically.

Here you are going to study how to write a formal invitation letter and then make it look great and impress your guests. 

At the end of the study, you must try to make a formal invitation letter. Find the the instruction in Quiz

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Taking Telephone Message

Kompetensi Dasar:

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3.15 Menerapkan fungsi social, struktur teks dan unsur kebahasaan teks interaksi transaksional yang melibatkan tindakan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait pesan sederhana lewat telephone (taking simple phone message) sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya di dunia kerja
4.15 Menuliskan kembali teks pesan sederhana lewat telephone terkait tempat kerja dengan memperhatikan fungsi sosial, struktur teks dan unsur kebahasaan secara benar dan sesuai konteks dunia kerja

Indikator Pencapaian:

3.15.1. Memahami fungsi sosial taking simple phone message

3.15.2. Memahami struktur teks simple phone message

3.15.3. Memahami unsur kebahasaan dalam simple phone message

4.15.1. Menulis simple phone message dengan memperhatikan fungsi sosial, struktur teks dan unsur kebahasaan secara benar

Sometimes, there may not be anyone to answer the telephone and you will need to leave a message. This time, we are going to study how to understand the message obtained by the telephone or direct conversation. We will also study how to write message we receive. 

Leaving a Message

Leaving a message is pretty simple. You only need to make sure that you have stated all the most important information: Your Name, The Time, The Reason for Calling, and Your Telephone Number.

Meanwhile, the receiver will take the message so that the recipients will return your call or information.

Here it is an example of a form where we can write the message from the caller.

Reported speech is sometimes used in taking message. You can study Reported Speech in Learning Material Menu.

Study the conversation below then take the message. Write it in a piece of paper.

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PROCEDURAL TEXT

Procedural text is very common. It tells you how to complete a task and explains how to complete a process or gives us instructions for doing something. It is designed to describe how something is achieved through a sequence of actions or steps, which enable the reader to achieve the goal.

A recipe and an instruction booklet are both examples of procedural text. With a recipe, it is going to give you all the ingredients that you need to say, bake cookies, and it is going to tell you the process for baking those cookies. It is going to say, “Insert one cup of sugar into your bowl and then pour for cups of flour into your bowl.” Then it might say to mix it all up and add some other ingredients. Then, it will say something like “Bake for 15 minutes.” If you follow all the steps, at the end you will have cookies, because this recipe told you how to complete the task of baking cookies.

The instruction booklet, if you have ever had something kind of complicated to put together, there was an instruction booklet to tell you how to do it. It might say “Step one: take everything out of the box.” There would be a step two that might say “Attach part A to part B.” the steps would go on.

After you completed all of the steps, you will have a piece of equipment that is fully put together.

Generic Structure of Procedural Text: 

Goal	It contains the purpose of the text. (E.g.: How to make Spaghetti.)
Material or ingredients	It contains of the material that used in the process. (E.g.: the material to cook omelet are egg, onion, vegetable oil, etc.)
Step	It contains of the step to make something in goal. (E.g.: First, wash tomatoes, onion… Second, cut the onions becomes slices ….)
Result	It is the result of completing the steps.

The Characteristics/Language Feature of Procedural Text:

1Use adverbial of sequence / Using temporal conjunction (E.g.: First, second, third, the last, finally, ….)

2Use command / imperative sentence (E.g.: Put the noodles on the …, Wash the tomatoes….)

3Using action verbs

4Using Simple Present Tense

      Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR81Bd-P1Dw

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJi46PON668&t=32s

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Adjective Phrase

It's A Beautiful Day

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Watch and enjoy the song, and you will learn how you can use adjectives and adjective phrases. Happy watching and learning, then. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgIMIKG0GFw

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Gerund and Infinitive

GERUND, TO INFINITIVE, 
and BARE INFINITIVE

Gerunds and infinitives are sometimes referred to as verb complements. They may function as subjects or objects in a sentence. It can be a little difficult to know when to use gerunds and infinitives. This time, we're going to study about them. 

Here is a file on the subject.

                                           adapted from: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/gerunds-and-infinitives.html

Verbs Followed by Gerunds

** = verb followed by a gerund OR a noun + an infinitive 

*** = verb followed by a gerund OR an infinitive with a difference in meaning 

**** = verb followed by a gerund OR an infinitive with little difference in meaning 

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerund_list.htm

  

admit	He admitted cheating on the test.
advise **	The doctor generally advised drinking low-fat milk.
allow **	Ireland doesn't allow smoking in bars.
anticipate	I anticipated arriving late.
appreciate	I appreciated her helping me.
avoid	He avoided talking to her.
begin ****	I began learning Chinese.
can't bear ****	He can't bear having so much responsibility.
can't help	He can't help talking so loudly.
can't see	I can't see paying so much money for a car.
can't stand ****	He can't stand her smoking in the office.
cease ****	The government ceased providing free healthcare.
complete	He completed renovating the house.
consider	She considered moving to New York.
continue ****	He continued talking.
defend	The lawyer defended her making such statements.
delay	He delayed doing his taxes.
deny	He denied committing the crime.
despise	She despises waking up early.
discuss	We discussed working at the company.
dislike	She dislikes working after 5 PM.
don't mind	I don't mind helping you.
dread ***	She dreads getting up at 5 AM.
encourage **	He encourages eating healthy foods.
enjoy	We enjoy hiking.
finish ***	He finished doing his homework.
forget ***	I forgot giving you my book.
hate ****	I hate cleaning the bathroom.
Imagine	He imagines working there one day.
Involve	The job involves traveling to Japan once a month.
keep	She kept interrupting me.
like ****	She likes listening to music.
love ****	I love swimming.
mention	He mentioned going to that college.
mind	Do you mind waiting here for a few minutes.
miss	She misses living near the beach.
need ***	The aquarium needs cleaning.
neglect ****	Sometimes she neglects doing her homework.
permit **	California does not permit smoking in restaurants.
postpone	He postponed returning to Paris.
practice	She practiced singing the song.
prefer ****	He prefers sitting at the back of the movie theater.
propose ****	I proposed having lunch at the beach.
quit ***	She quit worrying about the problem.
recall	Tom recalled using his credit card at the store.
recollect	She recollected living in Kenya.
recommend	Tony recommended taking the train.
regret ***	She regretted saying that.
remember ***	I remember telling her the address yesterday.
report	He reported her stealing the money.
require **	The certificate requires completing two courses.
resent	Nick resented Debbie's being there.
resist	He resisted asking for help.
risk	He risked being caught.
start ****	He started studying harder.
stop ***	She stopped working at 5 o'clock.
suggest	They suggested staying at the hotel.
tolerate	I tolerated her talking.
try ***	Sam tried opening the lock with a paperclip.
understand	I understand his quitting.
urge **	They urge recycling bottles and paper.

                                                                               Source : https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerund_list.htm

Verbs Followed by Gerunds

* = verb followed by an infinitive OR an optional noun + an infinitive 

*** = verb followed by a gerund OR an infinitive with a difference in meaning 

**** = verb followed by a gerund OR an infinitive with little difference in meaning 

agree	Tom agreed to help me.
appear	His health appeared to be better.
arrange	Naomi arranged to stay with her cousin in Miami.
ask *	She asked to leave.
begin ***	He began to talk.
can't bear ****	He can't bear to be alone.
can't stand ****	Nancy can't stand to work the late shift.
care	He doesn't care to participate in the activity.
cease ****	The government ceased to provide free healthcare.
choose *	I chose to help.
claim	She claimed to be a princess.
continue ****	She continued to talk.
decide	We decided to go to Hawaii.
demand	He demanded to speak to Mr. Harris.
deserve	He deserves to go to jail.
dread ***	I dread to think what might happen.
expect *	They expect to arrive early.
fail	He failed to get enough money to pay for the new project.
forget ***	I forgot to lock the door when I left.
get (be allowed to)	Debbie gets to go to the concert next week! Why can't I?
happen	She happened to be at the bank when it was robbed.
hate ****	He hates to clean dishes.
hesitate	She hesitated to tell me the problem.
hope	I hope to begin college this year.
intend	We intend to visit you next spring.
learn	I learned to speak Japanese when I was a kid.
like ****	Samantha likes to read.
love ****	We love to scuba dive.
manage	He managed to open the door without the key.
need *,***	I need to study.
neglect ****	She neglected to tell me the date of the meeting.
offer	Frank offered to drive us to the supermarket.
plan	We plan to go to Europe this summer.
prefer ****	He prefers to eat at 7 PM.
prepare *	They prepared to take the test.
pretend	The child pretended to be a monster.
promise *	She promised to stop smoking.
propose ****	Drew proposed to pay for the trip.
Refuse	The guard refused to let them enter the building.
regret ***	I regret to inform you that your application was rejected.
remember ***	Did you remember to lock the door when you left?
Seem	Nancy seemed to be disappointed.
start ***	Marge started to talk really fast.
Swear	She swore to tell the truth.
Tend	He tends to be a little shy.
threaten *	He threatened to leave forever.
try ***	Mary tried to lift the table, but it was too heavy.
Vow	He vowed to get revenge.
Wait	She waited to buy a movie ticket.
want *	I want to study Spanish.
wish *	I wish to stay.
would like * (meaning "wish" or "want")	We would like to start now.
Yearn	Melanie yearns to travel somewhere exotic.

                                                                              Source : https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/infinitive_list.htm

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